SEOUL — Five years ago, South Korea mapped out a plan to transform its education system into the world’s most cutting-edge. The country would turn itself into a “knowledge powerhouse,” one government report declared, breeding students “equipped for the future.” These students would have little use for the bulky textbooks familiar to their parents.

Amazon may be working on a smartphone with hologram-like 3DAmazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal. More

Republicans to back Obama's student loan planHouse Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More

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Fanling school shows that e-learning involves a lot more than just e-booksThe moment you enter the Buddhist Po Kwong School in Fanling, things look different. Laminated A4-sized flash cards are posted on chairs, bins and doors, and dot playground and hallways. Each card has a QR (Quick Response) code, square barcodes that hold ...12/22/2012 - 1:00 pm | View Link

South Korea Says Good-Bye To Print Textbooks, Plans To Digitize Entire Curriculum By 2015 (video)it’s South Korea. A study released in June by OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed that the country is particularly prepared for the transition to digital learning. According to the report, Korean teenagers were the best of ...10/25/2011 - 6:14 am | View Link

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Tom Brady still has that competitive fire.
Brady's trash-talking and celebrations highlighted the fourth day of New England Patriots training camp Sunday.
Cornerback Malcolm Butler served as Brady's foil on the second straight practice in pads. Butler, whose goal-line interception of Seattle's Russell Wilson sealed the title for New England in February, began chirping during drills.
Brady later completed a pass to Julian Edelman and let Butler have it.
Brady took the vast majority of first-team snaps, even as he faces a four-game suspension for his alleged role in tampering with footballs during last season's AFC title game.
Brady turns 38 on Monday.
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Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle in Odessa.
Police say the crash occurred early Saturday evening on DuPont Parkway near Marl Pit Road.
Police say a group of motorcyclists, including 33-year-old Nicholas Russo, began passing in between cars as traffic crossed over Drawyer Creek. Police say when Russo tried to pass a vehicle on the narrow left shoulder he collided with a truck and was thrown from his motorcycle.

A woman in Northern California is being investigated for having more than 100 starved animals on a cluttered piece of land with no access to food or water.
The Monterey Herald reports Sunday (http://bit.ly/1Sxdp06 ) that Monterey County animal welfare officers arrived at the property in the town of Moss Landing and discovered a "horrific scene of animals."
Beth Brookhouser of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Monterey County says officials went to the property after receiving an anonymous call reporting dead and dying animals.
Brookhouser says the animals rescued include calves, cows, goats, sheep, hens, ducks, piglets, dogs and kittens.